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Czechs wind up black coal mining in green energy switch
Prague (AFP) Jan 29, 2026 The Czech Republic will stop mining black coal at the end of January, closing its last mine in a switch to greener energy sources, state mining company OKD said Thursday. Like other European countries, the Czech Republic - an EU member of 10.9 million - is divesting from fossil fuels including black coal, used in heating plants or steelworks, to reduce emissions in line with EU targets. Black coal mining has a tradition spanning over two centuries in the eastern Czech region of Ostrava, once k ... read more |
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Exodus fear in Greece's north as brown coal plants closePtolemaida, Greece (AFP) Dec 27, 2025 Mayor Panagiotis Plakentas fears what will happen to the town of Ptolemaida and the surrounding region when the last of the brown coal power plants in northern Greece close next year. ... more
Global coal demand expected to hit record in 2025: IEAParis, France (AFP) Dec 17, 2025 Global coal consumption is expected to hit a record in 2025, the IEA said Wednesday, thanks in part to policy measures introduced by the Trump administration to boost the industry. ... more
South Africa's informal miners fight for their future in coal's twilightErmelo, South Africa (AFP) Dec 12, 2025 Growing up, Cyprial dreamed of being a lawyer. Instead, he now spends his days underground, swinging a pickaxe against rock in a pitch-black illegal mine that snakes for kilometres beneath South Africa's coal heartland. ... more
South Africa's informal miners fight for their future in coal's twilightErmelo, South Africa (AFP) Dec 3, 2025 Growing up, Cyprial dreamed of being a lawyer. Instead, he now spends his days underground, swinging a pickaxe against rock in a pitch-black illegal mine that snakes for kilometres beneath South Africa's coal heartland. ... more |
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EU moves to bar 'green' labels for fossil fuel investmentsBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Nov 20, 2025 The European Commission said Thursday it wants to exclude companies involved in fossil fuels from financial products marketed as "sustainable" in the EU, a step long demanded by environmental groups and experts. ... more
COP-and-trade? Tariffs, carbon tax weigh on climate talksBelem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 18, 2025 In Belem, the Brazilian city hosting COP30, it's hard to miss the BYD Dolphin Mini - the Chinese hatchback that's dominating the local electric vehicle market, even as the company races to catch up in Europe and is absent in North America. ... more 
South Korea pledges to phase out coal plants at COP30Seoul (AFP) Nov 17, 2025 South Korea pledged Monday to phase out coal power plants that lack emission-reducing measures, an ambitious step for a country that generates a third of its electricity from the fossil fuel. ... more
Fight over fossil fuels drawdown looms at UN climate summitBelem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 13, 2025 Two years after nations agreed to transition away from fossil fuels, dozens are pushing to go even further at the COP30 climate summit, setting up a showdown with oil powers. ... more 
Earth cannot 'sustain' intensive fossil fuel use, Lula tells COP30Belem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 7, 2025 Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Friday that Earth can no longer sustain humanity's dependence on fossil fuels, and warned the climate fight could be lost without a rapid transition to cleaner energy. ... more |
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China's power paradox: record renewables, continued coal Bangkok (AFP) Oct 19, 2025 Call it the China power paradox: while Beijing leads the world in renewable energy expansion, its coal projects are booming too. ... more
US government aims to open more public lands to coal miningWashington (AFP) Sept 29, 2025 The US government said Monday it intends to open huge swaths of public land to coal mining, coupled with a $625 million investment to "expand and reinvigorate" the industry that is a major contributor to climate change. ... more 
China coal power surges even as renewables hit record highBeijing (AFP) Aug 25, 2025 China saw a surge in new coal power in the first half of the year even as the country added record levels of clean energy capacity, according to a report published Monday. Coal has been a pi ... more
Six university students drown during mine visit in China: state mediaBeijing (AFP) July 23, 2025 Six students from a Chinese university drowned on Wednesday after falling into a flotation tank during a study tour of a mine, according to state media. ... more
SAfrica's coal dependency puts economy at risk: reportJohannesburg (AFP) June 9, 2025 South Africa's coal-dependent economy could lose billions in export revenue and thousands of jobs as more countries and companies seek carbon-free imports, the Net Zero Tracker watchdog said Monday. ... more |
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Glencore CEO defends "tough decisions" as unions lambast job cuts
Zug, Switzerland (AFP) May 28, 2025 The chief executive of Swiss mining and commodity trading giant Glencore said Wednesday the company had to make "tough decisions" as unions and NGOs criticised plans to cut down output and jobs. Glencore has said it will reduce production targets at certain mining sites, particularly at its Cerrejon open-pit coal mine in Colombia, to address falling prices of some raw materials. "Decades after decades, we have to take these tough decisions," said Glencore CEO Gary Nagle, adding that the company ... read more
Trump loosens coal mining restrictions as part of efforts aimed at 'unleashing American energy'Washington DC (UPI) Apr 8, 2025 President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed four executive orders designed to make the United States "energy dominant" and "unleash" the nation's energy reserves, including coal. ... more |
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